Recipe - Bali Hai Banana Cream Pie

Three fourths cup Sugar
3 tablespoon Cornstarch
One fourth teaspoon Salt
2 cup Milk
1 Whole 9" Baked Pastry Shell
3 Whole Bananas; Large
3 Whole Egg Whites
One half teaspoon Vanilla
One fourth teaspoon Cream Of Tartar
6 tablespoon Sugar

1. In saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt; gradually stir in milk.

2. Cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly.

3. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

4. Stir small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; immediately return to
hot mixture; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

5. Remove from heat. Add butter and vanilla.

6. Slice bananas into bottom of pastry shell. Pour cream mixture over
bananas.

7. Beat egg whites with vanilla and cream of tartar until soft peaks form.

8. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff and glossy peaks form and all
sugar is dissolved.

9. Spread meringue over hot filling, sealing to edge of pastry.

10. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes, or until meringue is golden.
Cool.

Recipe by: DG

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 192 by "Diane Geary"
diane@keyway.net on Nov 3, 1997